Hatter s brush



W. A. PABER.

HATTERS BRUSH.

No. 396,812. Patented Jan. 29, 1889,

(No Model.)

Jams. vhowumo m m. Washington. D, c.

WILLIAM A. FABER, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

HATTERS BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 896,812, dated January 29, 1889.

Application filed October 10, 1887- $erial No. 251,874. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may con/007 72,.-

lie it known that l, WlLLIAM A. Fauna, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fair-field and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ilfatters Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention. relates to certain new and useful improvements in hatters brushes, and has for its object to provide means for quickly and effectually brushing aha-t; and with these ends in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of elements, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and then specifically designated by the claim.

I11 order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may fully understand the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved brush, and showing also in broken section the position of a hat with respect to the brush when the side of the crown and the brim are undergoing the process of brushing, the position of a hat when the crown is being brushed being shown in full outline in dotted lines; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of my brush on a smaller scale.

Similar letters denote like parts in both figures.

A is the back of the brush, and B a metal hub secured thereto.

represents the bristles or any other like material, which are preferably wired in the back A, so as to projecttherefrom at various angles. These bristles are so arranged and are of such lengths that the face of the brush is concave, while that portion at and near the periphery is shaped to readily conform to the curl of the hat-brim.

My improvement is adapted for use as follows: The hub B is secured on a lathe-spindle, so that as the latter turns the brush will revolve. The hat is forced against the brush so that the side of the crown will bear against the face of the brush, While the edges of the latter will adapt themselves to the shape of the brim and thoroughly cleanse the same.

I claim- The rotary brush having its face concaved, the bristles projecting from the edges or sides being longer than those extending from the face, whereby the concaved portion of the brush isadapted to operate on the crown of the hat, and the side or edge portion adapted to brush the brim of the hat, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. FABER.

W itn esses:

CHARLES RIDER, CHRISTIAN QUIEN. 

